Computers in the Schools
July 2008 Volume 25, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 10
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Examining the Performance Standards for In-Service Teachers: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Assessment of Teachers' NETS-T Expertise
Kristen A. Corbell, Jason W. Osborne & Lisa Leonor Grable
The survey Performance Standards for In-service Teachers is widely used to help describe teacher skills relating to instructional technology for assessment or planning of professional development. ... More
pp. 10-24
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The Development and Validation of the Student Evaluation of Online Teaching Effectiveness
Arthur W. Bangert
Traditional student evaluations of teaching do not adequately assess the essential constructivist-based practices that have been recommended for effective online instruction. There is a need for... More
pp. 25-47
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Predictors of Hispanic School Teachers' Self-Efficacy in the Pedagogical Uses of Technology
Jaime Curts, Jesus Tanguma & Carmen M. Pena
A study to predict teachers' self-efficacy in using technology for pedagogical purposes was conducted in a predominantly Hispanic school district in south Texas; 438 elementary teachers completed a... More
pp. 48-63
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Development of Teaching and Technology Integration: Focus on Pedagogy
Nancy Wentworth, Charles R. Graham & Tonya Tripp
The development, implementation, review, and subsequent revision of a capstone assignment during teacher education candidates' field experience and the assignments-related rubric was based on... More
pp. 64-80
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A Rubric for Self-Assessment of Essential Technology Conditions in Schools
Allen L. Steckelberg, Lan Li, Xiongyi Liu & Mike Kozak
This article describes the development of a Web-based instrument that is part of a strategic planning initiative in technology in K-12 schools in Nebraska. The instrument provides rubrics for self-... More
pp. 81-89
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The Impact of Assessing Technology Competencies of Incoming Teacher Education Students
Rachel A. Vannatta & Savilla Banister
In an effort to establish a baseline of technology competency among our entering education students, our College of Education began implementing the Assessment of Technology Competencies (ATC) in... More
pp. 90-97
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Validation of the Intrapersonal Technology Integration Scale: Assessing the Influence of Intrapersonal Factors that Influence Technology Integration
Dale S. Niederhauser & Serkan Perkmen
Teachers' beliefs about their self-efficacy for integrating technology, their outcome expectations for integrating technology, and their interest in using technology to support student learning... More
pp. 98-111
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Development of an Instrument to Measure Preservice Teachers' Technology Skills, Technology Beliefs, and Technology Barriers
Thomas Brush, Krista D. Glazewski & Khe Foon Hew
The purpose of this study was to develop and field-test the Technology Skills, Beliefs, and Barriers scale and to determine its validity and reliability for use with preservice teachers. Data were ... More
pp. 112-125
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Self-Efficacy Ratings of Technology Proficiency among Teachers in Mexico and Texas
Cesareo Morales, Gerald Knezek & Rhonda Christensen
The Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) questionnaire was administered to 978 elementary and middle school teachers from Mexico City, and 932 elementary and middle school teachers from... More
pp. 126-144
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Examining the Predictive Validity of an Instrument: Technology Attitudes and Learning
Leping Liu & Cleborne Maddux
This article reports the results of a study examining the predictive validity of a computer attitude instrument. The researchers attempted to determine the extent to which this instrument predicts ... More
pp. 145-158